📍 18200 e M-78 Hwy, Independence, Jackson County, 64057
Bridger Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Independence, Jackson County. The school has 770 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Independence 30 school district. It serves grades 6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 46.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths.
Bridger Middle enrolls 770 students across grades 6. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 46.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 410 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 153 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 102 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 86 | 11% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
500 of the school's 770 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 400 qualify for free lunch and 100 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bridger Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-50, state senate district 11, state house district 21.
Bridger Middle is one of 31 schools in INDEPENDENCE 30, based in INDEPENDENCE, Missouri. The district serves 14,272 students district-wide and employs 926 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 770 students, Bridger Middle is larger than the district average of about 460 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large